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Freightliner FS-65

Every Freightliner FS-65 model year on file, 1996 to 2006. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years331 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years91996 to 2006
Recall campaigns11Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

The 2000 model year drew the most complaints, 12, 36% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

03691219961997199819992000122001200220052006
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the Freightliner FS-65 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
22
Structure
6
Electrical system
3
Brakes
3
Engine and cooling
1
Seats
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Freightliner FS-65 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Freightliner FS-65 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2006Not decoded0NoneNone100
2005Bus10.0100100
2002Bus50.0500310
2001Bus120.01,200410
2000Bus120.0800610
1999Bus20.0133710
1998Bus1100.0100400
1997Not decoded0NoneNone310
1996Not decoded0NoneNone200
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Freightliner FS-65

  • 07V-394 Aug 30, 2007
    On certain school bus and motor home chassis, improper pinch bolt installation may result in decoupling of the steering shaft and a loss of steering
    Steering · 4,850 vehicles
  • 05V-205 Apr 27, 2005
    Certain 1998-2003 my freightliner fs-65 school bus chassis and mb-45, mb-55, and xb shuttle bus chassis, and thomas built bus: mvp-er and mvp-ef…
    Fuel system · 16k vehicles
  • 04V-343 Jul 12, 2004
    On certain school buses chassis equipped with caterpillar engines and hydraulic brakes
    Brakes · 3,200 vehicles
  • 02V-248 Sep 16, 2002
    On certain school bus chassis with cummins isb engines with mechanical throttle, the throttle cable can vibrate excessively and break near the end…
    Speed control · 818 vehicles
  • 02V-084 Apr 2, 2002
    On certain school buses, the brake hoses from the chassis to front brake chambers could develop leaks due to the hose routing that could…
    Brakes · 16k vehicles
  • 01V-215 Jun 26, 2001
    Vehicle description: bus chassis vehicles
    Electrical system · 8,753 vehicles
  • 01V-044-002 Feb 21, 2001
    Vehicle description: trucks, school bus and motor home chassis, and transit buses equipped with tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw
    Steering · 16k vehicles
  • 00V-279-001 Sep 22, 2000
    Vehicle description: shuttle buses, recreational vehicles, utility vans, and heavy duty trucks equipped with meritor wabco phase 1, d-version…
    Brakes · 13k vehicles
  • 00V-229-001 Aug 17, 2000
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks, shuttle buses, transit buses and step vans equipped with allison 1000 or 2400 series transmissions
    Powertrain · 594 vehicles
  • 00V-232-002 Aug 7, 2000
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks and school bus chassis built with bendix air abs with an ec-17 1030r electronic control unit (ecu), there…
    Brakes · 35k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.